whatever they liked. 14.Before I could protest,he got to his feet. (1)protest vi.express strong objection (often used together with against,at,about) e.g.He protested to the boss that he was overworked. The tourists protested about the bad service at the restaurant. n.statement of objection抗议，抗议书（或行动） e.g.Steel workers made/lodged /entered a protest against wage reduction. The delegate walked out of the conference room in protest of the proposal. (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese. 还没等我提出异议，他已经站了起来 15.This was the last straw. (1)the last straw:the final thing that makes a task,job,situation,etc.unbearable 于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事或（因素等） It comes from a proverb:It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.(最后添加 的一根稻草压断了骆驼的脊背。) e.g.Then when he asked me for money,which was the last straw,I told him to get out. The hotel was expensive,the food poor,and bad weather was the last straw. (2)Meaning:This was really the worse coming to the worst and too much to put up with. (3)Q:What can we learn from this sentence? A:It shows that the young man had not been satisfied with what the headmaster told him before he learned that headmaster's wife was his boss. 16.I was very young:the prospect of working under a woman constituted the umate indignity. (1)prospect:n. l)sth.expected or considered probable;possibility可能性，希望 e.g.There's little prospect of employment,I'm afraid. 2)chances of future success前景，成功的机会 e.g.He has great prospects before him.whatever they liked. 14. Before I could protest, he got to his feet. (1) protest vi. express strong objection (often used together with against, at, about ) 抗议 e.g. He protested to the boss that he was overworked. The tourists protested about the bad service at the restaurant. n. statement of objection 抗议，抗议书（或行动） e.g. Steel workers made / lodged / entered a protest against wage reduction. The delegate walked out of the conference room in protest of the proposal. (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese. 还没等我提出异议，他已经站了起来。 15. This was the last straw. (1) the last straw: the final thing that makes a task, job, situation, etc. unbearable 终 于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事或（因素等） It comes from a proverb: It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. (最后添加 的一根稻草压断了骆驼的脊背。) e.g. Then when he asked me for money, which was the last straw, I told him to get out. The hotel was expensive, the food poor, and bad weather was the last straw. (2) Meaning: This was really the worse coming to the worst and too much to put up with. (3) Q: What can we learn from this sentence? A: It shows that the young man had not been satisfied with what the headmaster told him before he learned that headmaster’s wife was his boss. 16. I was very young: the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity. (1) prospect: n. 1) sth. expected or considered probable; possibility 可能性，希望 e.g. There’s little prospect of employment, I’m afraid. 2) chances of future success 前景，成功的机会 e.g. He has great prospects before him